Metal dancing-shoe sole



Jui 26, 1927. 1. 3 309 W. J. HANEY METAL DANCING SHOE SOLE Filed March 11927 Inventor Willi 417i 2f 29717 Attornqy Patented July 26, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

METAL DANCING-SHOE SOLE.

Application filed March 12, 1927. Serial No. 174,918.

The present invention relates to a metal dancing shoe sole which isdesigned to take the place of wooden shoe soles and to be countersunkinto a leather sole or can be placed on top of the sole.

The plate is designed solely for use by dancers. The plate is preferablyconstructed of aluminum and when attached to the sole of the daneersshoe provides a lightweight metal surface, which, when brought intocontact with the floor of the stage, gives forth a distinct sound withevery step of the dancer and in fact the present embodi ment of theinvention gives forth a ringing 35 sound which is very desirable in thisart.

ith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in cer; tain novel featuresof construction as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a bottom plan view of the plate embodying the features of myinvention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrongh,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof showing particularly the topsurface.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the plateincludes a substantially semi-circular toe portion 5 having its forwardedge arcuate as at 6 and its rear edge formed in two straight angularportions 7 from between which projects the spine 8 that is substantiallynarrower than the toe portion and merges into a ball portion 9 which isapproximately as wide as the toe portion having the rearwardly divergingside edges 10 and the curved rear edge 11. The edges of the spineportion 8 are straight as at 12. All the edges 6, 7, 12, 10 and 11 arebeveled as is clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 3. countersunk openingslet are provided in the plate being distributed about the toe portion 5and along the median longitudinal dimensions of the spine portion 8 andadjacent the edges of the ball portion 9. The relatively narrow spineportion 8 allows the shoe to have the necessary flexibility as the plateis preferably constructed of resilient material such as aluminum, thismentioned material being preferred for its lightness. A relativelynarrow spine portion also tends to make the device lighter so that itwill not make the dancers shoes heavy.

The plate is attached with any suitable fastening element 15 disposed inthe openings 14 and engaged to the shoe sole as is indicated in Figure2. At the center of the arcuate edge 6 there is a tongue 16 which risesupwardly and is preferably imbedded in the forward edge of the sole ofthe shoe for preventing the plate from catching into the floor when thedancer makes certain steps such as toe taps on the stage floor.

This embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in detail because inactual practice it attains the features of advantages enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above descrip tion.It is apparent that changes in the details of construction, in thesizes, in the proportions and in the materials may be re sorted towithout departing from the spirit or scope of the invention ashereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is A metaldancing shoe sole attachment comprising an elongated plate having a toeportion of a substantially eemi-disclike for mation to provide a frontarcnate edge and a pair of straight rear edges converging inwardlytoward each other, a relatively narrow spine portion projectingrearwardly from the toe portion between the straight rear edges, saidspine portion merging into a ball portion of substantially triangularformation, the rear edge of which is curved in a single arcuateformation, the width of the ball portion being substantially equal tothe width of the toe portion, the periphery of the elongated plate beingbeveled outwardly from the bottom surface to the upper surface, and atongue rising from the mid portion of the front arcuate edge.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM JOHN HAN EY.

